Passing a desk audit on VAT refund

Client

International company.

Activity: Wholesale of additives.

Objectives

Passing a tax audit and reimbursement of VAT claimed for deduction in Q2 2023. The situation was complicated by the fact that the client's supplier filed an amended VAT declaration during the period of the desk tax audit, zeroing out the sales ledger data and causing a tax gap.

Work stages

  • Preparation of a response to a request from the Federal Tax Service.
  • Preparation of documents to respond to the demand.
  • Accompanying the client during an on-site inspection of the client's office or warehouse.
  • Preparation of documents and information to defend the client's position on the correctness of tax base formation for export supplies.

Result: VAT was reimbursed in full (RUB 6.5 million).


Refund of overpayments on advance payments because of incorrect company details specified in the FCS personal cabinet

Client

Russian company with foreign founder.

Activity: Wholesale trade in other machinery and equipment.

Objective

Refund of overpayments on advance payments.

Term: 1 month.

Work stages

  • Analysis of the status of a personal account in the personal cabinet of a foreign trade participant organization.
  • Detection of the balance of unaccrued funds.
  • Detection of erroneous information on bank accounts in the personal cabinet of a foreign trade participant organization.
  • Interaction with the Federal Tax Service for entering correct bank details into the personal card of the organization.
  • Application for refund of advance payments under the ELC.

Result: Returned 1.8 million RUB of overpayments on advance customs payments to the company’s settlement account.